In our latest post, author Caroline Isaksson explores the impacts of urban pollutants on songbirds! In their recent paper: “Effects of short-term multi-pollutant exposure on the oxidative stress status of…
Tag: birds
Weight loss in female birds – an adaptive strategy – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, Tim Forrester helps answer a weighty question: Does weight loss help or hurt nesting birds? Based on his recent paper with Tom Martin, “Observational and experimental…
Red-breasted nuthatches smear sap around their nest entrances to protect against predators – Functional Ecologists
James and team tap into the behavioural dynamics of red-breasted nuthatches and their use of conifer resin (sap). In their paper “Behavioural co-option of plant secondary compounds by a cavity-nesting…
Backyard birding elevates underrepresented voices in protecting urban biodiversity – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Postcards from the Field’ blog post, Sebastian Moreno – a researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst – discusses the remarkable intersection of human behavior…
